Card holder



April 19357 J. 0. LE BLANC 1,996,968

CARD HOLDER Filed April 12, 1954 J, 0.L 9 lane support;

Patented Apr. 9, 1935 r 2 I 2139mm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE q 1,996,968 b y CARDIHOLDERQ Y Joseph Qctave LeBlanc, Hastings", Nebrf I 4, Application April 12, 1934, Serial K051203115 9 Claims: 01. 40-1 1) This invention; relates to card holders and has for an important object thereof the provision of a holder whereby a cardorother relatively thin member :may be releasably held on a suitable Another object of this invention is to provide a holder of this type whereby the article held thereby can'be easily and quickly released by rocking an end of the .holder so as to move the clamping portion ;of the holder away from the support.

This invention .holders.

' The above and variousother objects and advantages of this invention will in part bedescribed and in part be understood from the following detailed description of the present pre-I. ferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in:

the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a detail front elevation of a device constructed according to the preferred embodiment of this invention. j

FigureZ is a detail side elevation of the device showing in dotted lines the released position of the device.

Figure 3 is a detail side elevation partly in section of the holder removed from a support.

Figure 4 is a detail side elevation of a modified form of this holder.

Referring to the drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter B designates generally a base or support of suitable structure which may be either in a horizontal or vertical position, and the numeral I0 designates generally the body of an article clamping member which, as shown in Figure 3, is longitudinally bowed so that the opposite ends of the clamp or holder I0 will be in outstanding position to the face of the base or support B. vThe clamping member ID at a point adjacent each end is provided with apertures I3 which are preferably elongated, and screws or securing members II are adapted to engage in the apertures I3 and the base B. These headed securing members I I tension the body or clamping member I0 against the face of the base B and preferably, the screws I I are so mounted as to permit slight longitudinal movement of the clamping member ID, as will be hereinafter described.

The clamping member ID is provided at each end thereof with a releasing lever I2 which is outwardly offset from the clamping portion or body is an-. improvement over the structure embodied in my application, Serial. No. 712,824, filed February 24, 1934, for Card' ID sothat when the device-is in applied position, the releasing levers I2 will be spaced from the confronting face of the base B. The holder I0 is: constructed of metal having an inherent resiliency and the innerend of each lever I2 is connected to the adjacentend of the body. II! by; means of a'curved portion which acts as a fulcrum on which the lever I2- is rocked;

In Figure 4, there is disclosed a modified form of this holder mountedon a base'B and the holder here disclosed'is constructed of an elongated strip ofmetal' I0"p'rovided with a bowed portion I5 at apoint' inwardly from the attaching screw '16. The strip I0 adjacent the other end is provided-with a'reve'rsely bowed portion I1 and the end of'the strip Ii)" is secured'as by a securing member I8 to the base 'B. A releasinglever I2 is integralwith the strip I0 and a fulcrum I4 is formed at the point of connection between the lever- I2- and the adjacent end of the strip I 0'. In'this modified form shown inFigure-4, the bowed portion I5is uppermost and provides a meanswhereby. the article in the form of' a card or the likeam'ayibe readily inserted between the base B. andithe .bo'wed portion II. This bowed portion I5 is tensioned by the attaching member I6 so that the desired tension may be placed on the strip I0 and, in like manner, the screw I8 also acts to tension the opposite or lower end of the strip. v I

In the use of the holder shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, when it is desired to insert an article between the. clamping member III, a lever I2 is pressed inwardly toward the base B, which action will cause the clamping member ID to be moved into a position spaced away from the adjacent face of the base B and in this position, one or p more cards may be easily inserted between the inner face of the strip I0 and the outer face of the base B. When the lever I2 is released, the inherent resiliency in the strip II] will yieldably clamp the article onto the base B. In the disclosure shown in Figure 4, the article is inserted between the strip I0 and the base, B without pressing the lever I2 inwardly or toward the base as the outwardly bowed portion I5 permits the insertion of the article between the strip II! and the base B, and after the article'has been inserted between this bowed portion I5 and p the base B, it is moved downwardly toward the clamping portion II. When it is desiredto release the article secured by the clamping strip III, the lever I2 is pressed inwardly toward the base B, which movement will rock thelower end of the strip III on the fulcrum I4 and move the lowerend of the strip l0 away from the base B.

What is claimed is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a holder for holding a'fiat object against a plane surface, comprising an elongated flat resilient strip bowed longitudinally, said strip having an opening adjacent each end, ,and an outwardly offset releasing lever integral with an end of the strip.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a holder adapted to be secured to a plane surfacecomprising an elongated fiat resilient strip bowe'dlongitudinally and having an opening adjacent each end/threaded attaching and tensioning members passing through said openings to mount the strip,

lever integral with an end of the strip. i

3. As a new article of manufacture, a means for holding an article on a plane surface, com

on the plane surface, and an outwardlyoflset prising an elongatedflat resilient strip bowed longitudinally and having an opening adjacent each end, means engaging in the openings for tensioning said strip,: ,nd: a pair of outwardly offset levers carried :one by each end of thestrip, either of; saidleversupon movement thereof toward the planesurface raising the strip between the tensioning means and away from the plane surface to release articles-placed between th strip andthe plane surface. a 1 s p 4, Asa new article ofmanufacture, ameans for holding anarticle on a plane surface, comprising an elongated flat resilient strip having a bowed portion adjacent one cnd and a-reversely bowed portion adjacent the other end,"said strip having openings oneadiacent each end, threaded attache ing memberspassing through the openings, one

of, said attaching members constituting a means for tensioning the strip, and a lever integral with one end of the strip andofiset therefrom whereby to raise the intermediateportion of the strip out of contact with the plane surface uponrocking of thelever inwardly toward the plane surface.

' 5. As anew article of manufacture, a card holding means comprising a member-having a flat surface, an elongated resilient stripbowed longitudinally and having an opening adJacent each end, attaching members passing through 7 pair of outwardly oiiset releasing levers one at each end of the strip.

'7 As a new article of manufacture, a card holding means comprising a member having a flat surface, an elongated resilientrstrip having. a pair: of bowed portions intermediate the ends thereof, one bowed portion being reverse from the other, said strip having'an opening adjacent each end, attaching: members passing-through said openings, andengaging the. member for holding" and tensioning thestripon' the member,

and a releasing lever integral with an end of the strip and outwardly offset from the face .01 the 8. As anew article ofmanufacture, a holder adapted to be secured toa plane surfacecomprlsing anelongated flat strip having apair of bowed portions between the endsthereof and provided with an opening adjacent each end, threaded attaching and tensioning members passing throughsaid openings to mount the strip on theplane surface, and an outwardly ofiset lever integral with an end of the strip.

9 As a new article of manufacture, a holder adapted to be secured to a. plane surface, comprising an elongated fiat resilient strip bowed longitudinally and having. an opening adjacent each end, threaded attaching andtensioning members passing through said openings to mount the strip on a plane surface, and a pair of outwardly offset levers integral one with each end of the strip.

J. OCTAVE LE BLANC. 

